One Year, One Month, One Day, One Hour, One Minute Old

Yes, I actually timed this to take the photo at 6:08pm on January 30th.

The Joys of Parenting

There are so many times that I just laugh out loud at BJ. He is now putting things"in" and "on". In the bathtub he has 3 plastic balls that he likes to put "in" the rinse cup. Today, BJ and daddy were playing in the kitchen and daddy had a cup of apple juice. Daddy was momentarily distracted and BJ put one of his balls in the cup! It was too funny!

We also made a fort in the living room today. BJ loved it!

That thing you do

BJ does the most adorable things recently. (Okay, he has always done adorable stuff but here's the most recent ones.)

He talks ALL the time. Not real words yet but he just babbles and babbles. He'll just look at you and talk. Or he talks to his toys (adorable!!).

He hugs his animals when you ask him too.

He makes this funny face and sniffs through his nose. He thinks it's hilarious. So do I! Today he just started this new laugh where he opens his mouth real wide and cackles. So funny!

Not so adorable but he takes his shoes and socks off ALL THE TIME, especially at the dinner table. I guess food tastes better when your feet are hanging free. And we made it really easy for him by getting him shoes with velcro. I love the shoes because they're easy to put on....BJ likes them because they're easy to get off.

Ever since he was born BJ has loved balls. We have been trying to expose him to other boy toys...blocks, cars, trucks, etc. He's still trying to get the hang of pushing cars around. He likes to pick them up and throw them (like a ball) and then play with the wheels!

Don't you love it?!!!

Big Boy Carseat

BJ has been in his big boy carseat for about 2 weeks now. He wasn't so thrilled about it at first. It was the same old restrictive position and, since it was nighttime, the view wasn't that great. So he cried and squirmed like normal. Now he's a little bit better. We are able to interact with him more now that he is forward facing and that makes BJ happy. I was concerned about him sleeping in the car since you can't just bring in the carseat anymore. Today we did our first successful carseat-to-crib transfer! BJ is down to just 1 nap a day so it is VERY important that he get a good nap. BJ has learned that if he stiffens his body we can't put him in the carseat easily. He also has learned that if he stiffens his body after we undo his belt he can slide right off! What will you learn next, BJ?